Cultivator.



PATBNTBD MR. z5, 1905, G. D. HOUSTON.A

GULTIVAT0R- ABPLIGATION FILED 00T. 6, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1` PATENTED APR. 25, 1905.

G. D. HOUSTON.

GULTIVATOR. APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 6, 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2,

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No. 'I' 88,209.

NITED STATES Patented April 25, 1905.

GEORGE D. HOUSTON, OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS.

CULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 788,209, dated April25, 1905.

Application filed October 6, 1904. Serial No. 227,350. l

To @ZZ whom, t muy concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. HoUs'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rushville, in the county of Schuyler and State of Illinois,have invented new and useful Improvements in Oultivators, of which the'following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to readily convert a walking-cultivatorinto a riding-cultivator and provide a comfortable seat for the operatorlocated where he can conveniently control the gangs.

A further Object ojf the invention is to provide a wheeled carriageadapted to be attached to a walking-cultivator to convert it into a riding-cultivator and constructed to enable the riding-cultivator to make asharp turn.

Referring to the drawings,-Figure 1 is a side elevation of ariding-cultivator embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view ofthe riding' attachment. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 ofFig. 2.

rlhe invention consists, essentially, of a riding attachment adapted tobe connected to a walking-cultivator of any desired construction, and inthe drawings I have not attempted to enter into the specific details ofconstruction of the walking-cultivator which is there shown, as itshould be understood that the invention is not confined to embodimentwith a cultivator of any particular type. The walking-cultivator isprovided with two gangs 10, arranged side by side in the usual mannerand connected to an arch 11, which carries the wheels 12 and the tongue13. At the rear end of the tongue are hooks 14, and the gangs areprovided with loops 15 to be engaged with the hooks preparatory toturning the machine around.

The riding attachment comprises a reach 16, carrying' the seat 17,pivotally connected at its front end to the rear end of the tongue by abolt 18. An arch 19, Fig. 3, is fastened by a clamp to the reach 16 inthe rear of the seat. Rods 21 are pivotally mounted in lugs 22 on thearch 19, and the lower ends of these rods are turned to form axles 23for the carrying-wheels 24. The rods are held in proper relation to thearch by means of the collars 25 and iianges 26. The upper ends of therods 21 are pivotally connected by links 27 to a cross-piece 28, whichis normally fastened to the reach by a bolt 29 or latch. In the drawingsthe cross-piece is shown behind the arch 19; but it could be locatedjust as well in front of the arch, if desired. The gangs are providedwith handles 30 and foot-rests 31, and the arch 19 hasforwardly-projecting guide-bars 32, provided with foot-rests 33.

My invention is adapted to be embodied with any style of awalking-cultivator, and I therefore do not consider it necessary toenter into any further description of a walkingcultivator. Theattachment can be readily connected with the walking-cultivator, and itforms a comfortable and substantial carriage for the operator andenables him to guide the gangs easily in their course by his feet or hishands. The carriage is also constructed to enable the machine to make ashort turn at the end of a row, and this is accomplished by withdrawingthe bolt 29 and then shifting the wheels 24 by operating the guide-bars32. This can be very easily accomplished by the operator without movingfrom his seat, and the machine can be turned ata sharp angle at the endof the row, and the bolt 29 can be inserted in place after the machineis straightcned out. My invention thus combines the advantages of afour-wheeled cultivator with the capacity of a two-wheeled vehicle formaking a short turn, and it provides a comfortable seat for the operatorand enables him to better control the gangs.

When it is desired to use the cultivator as a walking-cultivator,1 thereach 16 is disconnected from the tongue.

Without limiting myself to the exact construction and arrangement ofparts herein shown and described, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. A four-wheeled riding-cultivator comprising a wheeledwalking-cultivator, and a wheeled carriage comprisinga reach pivotallyconnected to the rear' end of the tongue of the cultivator, an archrigidly fastened to the reach near its rear end, lugs on the sides ofthe upright members of said arch, rods pivotally mounted in said lugsand having their lower ends bent outward to form axles for the IOOcarrying-Wheels, means for turning said rods simultaneously to changethe direction of movement of the Wheels, guide-bars fastened to saidaxles and projecting forwardly in rear of the cultivator-gangs, andaseat on the reach above said guide-bars and in adjacent relation to thehandles of the gangs.

2. A four-wheeled riding-cultivator comprising a WheeledWalking-cultivation and a wheeled carriage comprising a reach pivotallyconnected to the rear end of the tongue of the cultivator, an archclamped to said reach near its rear end, lugs on the sides of said arch,upright rods pivotally mounted in said lugs GEORGE D. HOUSTON.

Witnesses:

HARVEY O. CORBRIDGE, L. O. LrrTELL,

